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MappsYtllo.

Mr.. Oliver Baker las purchased Of
Mr.. James II. Smith q house and lot in
this place. 1t is reported that he will
soon so into business here.
So far as heard from through yoal
paper, Mr.. Albert Gillespie of this
place killed the heaviest porker of the
season-weight 565 pounds.
DR.. L. o. r. Taylor and his friend
Mr.. Somberger of Milestone. New Jer-
sey, spent Christmas week cunning
here. Many we're the ducks, &C., that
they frightened, but few that they
bagged.
Capt. Pearce of Manasquan, New 'Jer-
sey, is neg otiating for the renting of the
house in this place owned by Els. John
son. If this bargain is effected, local
option will be able to score one point any
how, the house heretofore having been
occupied as liquor saloon.
Mr.. Howe's residence in this place
was the place of meeting on Tuesday
night Of this week, Of the Mappsville
Social Club. This was the first meeting
of the season. 1t is hoped they will
continue and be us conducive to the en-
joyment of the neighborS, young people
and old, as they were last season.
Will our supervisors adopt some one
Of the new systems for working public
roads that are IN vogue in other parts
of our State, as it is optional with them
to do. or viii they continue to let US jolt
along i'll the same old ruts that shook our
fathers and grandfathers before usp Bad
roads and hung iuries at present seem
to be the chief topics of conversation
with us.
The timber is being cut for new
Baptist Church at this place, and.work
upon 1t will begin with tn, opening of
spring. 1t has also been determined to
build new church upon or near the
present site Of Bethel church. Upon
the completion Of the former, the Bap-
fists will have aline of churches extend
ing from sea To-Day, placed at intervals
of about q miles.
We have in our village quite useful
person in Rev. Richard Walsh of Eng
land, but more recently of Ell Paso, Tex
as. lie is an ADEPT i'll candy making,
having manufactured for his brother,
one of our merchants, most of his
Christmas candies, some of which was
of new and striking design. He is also
an expert in photography, and will soon
erect gallery fo; that business. He is
said to be also al. cxcellent.rreacher.
Our people aren,t in accord with those
persons who publicly, insinuate that
our sheriff is packing thesiury box with
anti local option juries. The juries of
the last term'cf court ought in this re-
spect, to.havo satisfied the most ultra
antl-whiskeY men, yet sthey failed to
convict. A leopard cannc change his
Spots, nor an Ethiopi; s~kin,neither
preJudices, even IN re jury box. With
these facts in mini, it d'Ies rot become
fair m nded men to give utterance to
basele aspersions upon the character
of .ouI sheriff OF. Jurors. Laws that have
not t; cir foundations laid deep IN the
Heart of the masses are impossible Of
exec lion. and but burdens upon our
statute book. Men of extreme views
SHOULD bear this fact In mind.
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A dwelling house of MI. George W.
Mason. occupied by John Wise, colored,
located near Cashville, was accidentally
burned on Monday night. Wood Which
had been careless]y left on stove to dry
during the night caught fire and hence
the accident. Mr.. Mason s loss is about
c5n0
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R4.... J. Wright Norris will preach at
the residence of Mr.. James w. Brough-
ton on tomorrow, Sunday, at 8 p. NJ,
and on every alternate Sunday there
after until the NJ. P. Church, How in
course of erection Oh the site of the old
Conquest Chapel, is completed.
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school report for December.

Number schools in operation, 81; mum
Der graded schools. 10; number pupils
enrolled. 3,OOS; number pupils in aver.
age daily attendance, 1850; number
schools visited, 10.
J. E. MAPP, County Sup't.
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Read the advertiser ent of Perdue 6
Co.. and G. G. Ball The formeris pre-
pared to give very low rates on fruit
and ornamental trees, and the latter Of
fers the best varieties of strawberry
plants low as any one could desire.
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On Tuesday in Christmas a tenant
house on the premises of Mr.. J. w.
Vessels and others, near Woodberry
was accidentally destroyed! by fire and
Easter Miles, a colored woman more
than 100 years OLDHAM occupant thereof,
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In making your new year resolves, let
one of them be to pay your subscrip-
ton promptly and let not the machina-
tions of the evil one cause youlto for
get it.
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Our compositors who have been taking
holiday of late, were Il little SLOW in re
turning to their cases" this week, and
some matter which would have appeared
in this issue has been omitted for want
of time.
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NOTICE TO CREDrroRs-All persons
having claims against the estate of Ro-
bert Willis, deceased, will please present
them to the undersigned at the store of
Powell 81 Garrison, Powelton. Va, be-
tween the hours of 8 a. m. and 81 p. M,
on the 18th day of January, 1887.
G.. V. Willis.
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For RENT-Large new mansion, out
building, lawn, ice house, 20 acres of
good trucking land, 4acres of wheat and
clover, large woods, in the village of
Belle Haven, possession at once.
Geo. w. Jacob.
Belle Haven, Va.
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The charges at the Maltby house, Bal
timore, are surprisingly low for the ac-
commodatlons furnished. 1t is located
in the business centre, and especially
adapted to merchants and planters.
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A Announcement.

To the Voters of Accomac County,
I announce myself a candidate for the
Office of Commemorative Attorney, at
the May election, 1887. Subject how
ever to the decision of the Democratic
party in primary election.
Respectfully,
join j. GUNTER.
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FENcE-If you intend to put up pail
ing or railing, wait and see the Vincent
Combination Fence. Cheapest, pref
tiest. and most durable fence in the
world. For sale by A. NJ. N Dillingham;,
Locustville, Va. Samples Can be seen
by dropping him line.
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Sanford church has been transferred
from Atlantic to Accomac circuit by
Bishop j. c. Cranberry. Rev. J. w.
Carroll into whose charge it has been
placed will preach thereon Sunday 10th
inst
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LOCAL NEWS.

s Mrs. r. E. Benson, Of Hadlock, Nor
Hampton, mother of Mr.. R. F. Ward OF
the ENTERPRISE Office has made her
home in our town.
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y meeting of Fidelity Lodge. A o.
u. W., Is called for next Monday night
ID. m. a full attendance Of the mem.
bers is requested.
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For SALE.-One hundred thousand
strawberry plants, Crystal City, Bid
well. Sharpless and Monarch OF the
West at $3.50 per 1000. Orders for
5000 or more delivered at any station on
n. Y, P. s. N. r. R.. freight prepaid.
Geo. w. McMath.
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The Now York, Philadelphia and Nor.
folk Railroad Co.

The annual meeting of the stockhold.
ers of this company will be held at the
office of the company in Drummond.
town, Accomac county, Virginia, on
Monday, the 18th day of January, 1887,
at ten o'clock a. m.
WIN. CARIss. JR..
Secretary.
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Presiding elders Appointm onfs.

First round of Quarterly Meetings,in
part, for Eastern Shore District M. E.
Church South:
Atlantic, Downings, December 25th
and Goth.
Onancock, louisville, January 1st
and End, 1887.
Pungoteague, Oak Grove, January 9th
and 9th.
Belle Haven, Powelton, January 18TH
and 18th.
Berlin, Berlin, January 22nd and 2srd
Eastville, Capeyille, January 10Th and
SOth.
Cobbs' Island. January slst and Feb
ruary 1st.
JOSEPH H. AN1ss. P. E.
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For .SALE-Fine Morrell mare.
years old, gentle TO all harness and a
good roadster-also fine large Morrell
colt. Cheap for cash.
Upshur Byrd.
Seaside 2. o., Va.
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FOR SALE.-Hogs at fair prices.
r. T. Christian.
Mappsburp. Va.
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FRUIT TREES AND PLANTs-Straw-
berry, raspberry, blackberry ,gooseberry,
and asparagus plants, currant and grape
vines. Peach trees a specially. Also
pear, plum, apple, cherry, ounce, shade
and ornamental tees. Prices low
: - r. c. Barnard,
Lebanon, Del.
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WINTER SCHEDULE. @e>.
OF THE sss

OF = THE E = -
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company
OF BALTIMORE,
Dec. 9th, 1885, WILL run their steamersas
follows. weather perm!tting,l lcavlng South ST.,
Wharf at s 90 o'clock p. m.
steamer TANGIEK,
CAPT. 8. q. WILSON
Every Tuesday and Friday for crls1eld, Flnney's
Onnncock, Pitts Wharf, Cedar Hall, k7uvboth.
Pocomoke City and Snow Hill.
RETURNING-Leaves Snow Hill honoays ana
Thursday ut q. M, touching at river landings
ings at the usual hours. OnancocR p. H.,
Fllne;'s $3.50 pm.
Steamer EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT. W. W. MATHEWS.
EVERY WEDNESDAYS for Crisnoid, Bonn ans.
Evnns', Bogg's. Huntln. Greek. Guilford and
Mess0ngo. RETURNING-Leaye Messopgo Fri.
day Ga. m, touching at Hunting Greek ana
Guilford mt usualh1ura. NHndua IL noon, boggs
Jpn Evans LIS, Hoffman, 2, Tanger Island
D, m NJ,
Every SUNDAY for Crsheld 'frmln's, Evans.
BOggs', Nnndua, Davis, Reads Niles, Shields,
Hungnrs and rayor's Whlrves. RETURNING
-letves raylor's Tucs'lny ar CAIN. touching
at the above landings at usual hours.
ALI Steamers leave Crlsleld fol Balti-
70 more. on arrival of last down train.
Freight and passen gers received for all points
on the n. Y, Philn. and Norfolk, Wiconlico and
Pocomokc r. R. daily, Delaware, Maryland end
virginia Railroads on Tuesdays and Fridays
only.
Positively DO freight received after As p, m.
and must be prepaid to all points. except
on tho n. Y. Philn. aud Norfolk Railroad.
P. R. CLARK, General Agent,
lO5 South Street. Baltimore.
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For SALE-A good mule or horse and
cart on reasonable terms.
w. A. Burton,
louisville, Va.
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Nor1cE-All persons indebted to late
firm of Marshall 6 Co. will please SETTLE
at once, or they will find their claims IN
the hands of an officer for collection.
VIM. H. Marshall.
Lloyd Brittinghau,
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CoLL1Ns-January 1st, 1887, near
Capeyille, N Northampton county, John 7.
Collins, aged about IA years.
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December 18th, 1886.

For RENT.-For 1857, one good two
horse farm, on "Jolly's Neck" tract,
with good buildings on it: Will make
$50 to It's bbls. of corn on one half of
it, every good year. -,
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PUBLIC AUcT1oN-I will sell to the
highest bidder on Tuesday, December
2Sth, at my residence near Jenkins
Bridge, household and kitchen furni-
ture, carts, carriages, horses, cattle,
hogs, corn and fodder.
Mrs. o.. ChesSer.
December 18th, 1886.
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DIED.

DoUaHTY December 18th, 1885,
near Wardtown, Northampton county,
Mrs. Emily Doughty, consort of John
4. Doughty, aged go years.
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For SALE-Fine lot of clover seed at
city prices in quantities to suit purcllas.
ers. D. H. Dennis.
Temperanceville, Va.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

For SALE--First-class bricks at fair
prices. delivered at Parksley station, in
quantities to suit.
Gen. p. Parks Il Bro,
Parksley station, Va.
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~ A cross-marK on your paper, before
rssr YOUR name. made with pen and ink,
sSy indicates That your subscription has
tsr expired. or is due. anu you are re-
rS spectfuly solicited to remit or re-
YsS new.
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NOTICE., hereby forewarn all per-
son or persons from hauling seine on
nv shore, also from cunning or trapping
of any kind on my premises. under full
nenairy of the law. O.. 7. Taylor.
Oct. II, 'S6.
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For SALE.-Two large, young horses
or will exchange them for smaller ones. 4.
Jno. w. Kellan, n. D., Louisville.
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LosT-Between Onancock. and Cross
roads, a leather hand-satchrl, containing
IL large bunch of keys, pair of specta-
cles in case, and Several other smallar-
|sticles. If the finder will return to So
comb e. Ames, Onancock they will be
paid 81. Mrs. Maggie Willis.
Wacliapreague, Dec. Is, 'S6.
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NorrcE.-All persons having claims
against the estate of Jas. N. Ward, de-
ceased, will present them to the under
signed administrator at once for adjust
ment. Jno. w. Kellam,
louisville.
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For SALE.-Fifty 10 sixty bushels of
first class clover seell, at market prices,
sold in any quantity desired.
G. L. Taylor,
Jenkins Bridge.
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For RENT.-For year 1887. store
house at Pastoria, now occupied by E.
p. Byrd & Bro.
Geo. w. Core, PASTORAL.
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tss
Phila., Wilmington { Bal
timore Railroad.
DELAWARE DIVISION,
DELAWARE DIVISION,

Onand after November 18th, 1875 Sundays OK
cep1ed), TT aims will leave as follows:
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NoT1cE-The firm of Marshall & Co.,
New Church, Va, was this, the io5n
day of December, 1885, dissolved by mu-
tual consent. Either will sign IN llqul-
dation Of claims due late firm.
'''' VIM. Ii. Marshall,
Lloyd Birmingham.
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w. II. Pruitt,
Temper;lllceville.

For SALE.-On liberal terms, three
fine colts and MorreIl mare years Old
The colts are all Of fine promise-one of
them sired by Morrell, 2 years old and
the other by Bajardo. 6 and II months
old respectively. The dam of the last
two Is the fine Morrell mare advertised
above. Jos. B. Ames,
Machipungo station.
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For sAbr.-Crescent,s Hyslup, Will
son and Sharpless Strawberry plants
by the thousand $l.50, large quantities
$l.25; Rancocas raspberries at $4.O0per
hnndrod
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For SALE.-A very promising Nor.
rell colt, two years old, on reasonable
terms. E. W.Custis.
EaStville, Va.
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NOTICE Everyone is hereby fore
warned fromguuning or otherwise tres
passing on my premises known us BOW
mans Folly or upon prem ises now oc-
cupied by Thomas Coxton, ST., without
my permission, under penalty of the
law. VIM. Ii. Coxton.
Dec. 18th, 1856.
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v and prayer books and hmnas Methodist Pres
ean and hmna Robinson Crusoe and other volumes
books Christ
mas and stationery and blank books bill books ink
ceulod hand mirrors hair brushes COMBS tine
and clothes brushes toilet and dentr
dollars
of toilet figures
little novelties III glass; BRASS
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JAcoD-DALDY In Norfolk, January
5th, 1887, George R. Jacob, of North
ampton county, to Miss Sarah Daily,
of Norfolk.
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MATTHEws-LEwIs-At the line Of
Maryland, January 4tl, 1887, William
Matthews to Miss Eva R. Lewis.
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MIR. n. T. Mason has finished his new
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-11-10
ONLY MORTAL.
St. Paul Gioiss.

ct. ka0t GIDHS.
Jay Could. despite his accumulated
millions, Is but Il man, and when it
comes to the general summing up he
will rot be a shekel weather. than
the most ahject poverty stricken hui
man being on the face of the earth.
lie has money and with it can bny up
railroad AMI telegraph companies,
he can purchase pleasure yach's and
build mansions in this country; but
when the door of the tomb opens and
he walks through it into eternity. he
will find that the dollars and cents he
possessed here will not be recognized
us legal tender in that country and he
will be obliged to hustle around with
what he calls ''the common herd" in
this realm. Jay Gould is only a man
and if he wants to go to Europe he
should be allowed to go unmolested.
SO long as he conducts himself in u
manner becoming a gentleman; and if
he shouldn't happen to come back
the world will keep right on moving
just the same rs it has for centuries.
ana before the walls of the institu-
-tious Jirat hrvc Deeu erected by char
ity have begun to crumble Jay Gould
and his millions will have been for
gotten thrice over.
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Criminal Carelsssness.

Under the above caption the Globe
yesterday dealt cditorially With the
Morris shooting affair of Sunday last,
in which it handles without gloves
the young man whose carelessness
with shot gun was the cause OF
making lifelong cripple Of IL play.
mate. 1t denounces such careless
ness as criminal anu inexcusable, a
position that cannut but be approved
hy all who view the case from an
unprecedented standpoint. AMI it
drives nail where it belongs when
it says that IN MANY cases the parents
are more ut fault than their children
for they carelessly leave loaded fire
ans within reach Of them.
Certainly if "a child is not OLE!
enough to BIZ the safe custodian OF
loaded Gre-arnls, the parents are to
blame for allowing him to have &C
cess to them. One of the ether GER.
tainly is to blame for the
dreadful consequences that too frc.
Gnently follow IN such eases.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, County Of Stevens.
Notice is hereby given, that By virtue of an
execution to me directed and delivered,
and now in my. hands, issued out
of the District Court, 10th District.
Minnesota, upon Judgment rendered there
in in favor Of Samuel Larson and Nils A !.
Nilsson, copartners as Larson and Nilsson, and
against Michael Calvin. have levied upon
the following described real property Of said
Michael Calvin. to- wit:
The west half ~ of the southeast quarter
s. T.. X OF section number twelve Q2) in
township one hundred twenty-f mr., (124l
north, Of range number forty two, (42) west,
OF the fifth (5th) principal meridian, in said
county and state; also fractional lot number
three, (3) in flock number twelve, fi2) in
Morris Addition to the vii age of Morris, and
lot number twenty, coy in block number
twelve (12) in Morris Addition to the village
Of Morris aforesaid.
And that shall. on Saturday the 10th day
OF December, A. D. 1857, at the hour of 10
o'clock A. M, Of said day. at the law Office of
Gearge Il. Darling in the village of Morris,
in said county and state, proceed to sell ali
ed Michael Calvin in and to the above de-
scribed property, to satisfy said Judgment
and costs, amounting to five hundred six dol
lars and eighty-nine cents, together with all
accl uing costs OF sale, and interest on the
same from the 9th day of December, 1885, at
the rate of p r cent. per annum, at Public
Auction. to the highest bidder for Cash.
GEO. H. MUNRO,
GEO. E. DARLING, Sheriff Of Stevens Co.,
Attorney for Judgment Creditors. Mimi.
Dated, Norris, Mimi, October 22nd, 1887.
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COMMUNICATED.

EDITOR THE Sun: US to re.
ply through your able journal to an
editorial that appeared in the Grace
vile Transcript Of the 22nd ult. an.
swering Justices letter which ap-
peared in a recent issue Of THE SUN.
The Transcript alleges that there
does not exist, neither in GraccvilIe
nor vicinity, an organized band OF
tree-claim.jumpers, supported by
monied sharks.
We wish to inform the editor of
the Transcript that he is slightly
mistaken, for we know Of orr own
knowledge that such q ghoulish gang
exists in that village.
The tree claims Of our own have
been jumped by parties hailing from
that vicinity and we have good rea-
son to believe that this self-samo
gang Of ghouls intend to jump, or
cause to be jumped, every tree claim
in Traverse, Big Stone, and neighbor-
ing counties.
Fellow citizens. awake to the i'm.
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BACON OR SHEKESPEARE7

The announcement Of Ignatius Don.
nelly's Forthcoming work on the Ba-
con-Shakespere controversy, has
awakened renewed interest in that
subject. The following is a synopsis
of paper recently read before the
Bacon Society of London by Mr..
Francis Fearon, and presents in q
compact form the reasons why great
many intelligent students Of Shake
speare Play sasscribe their authorship
to Lord Bacon:
DID FRANCIS BACON WRITE s'SuAKE-
sPEARE?"
The natural answer would be,"Cer-
tainiy not. Can the tradition of three
centuries be wrong? Were our ances-
tors ignorantl Was Shapespeare him
self an imroster! Were his contem.
poraries and friends deceived! Were
his successors of the next generation
unable to detect the imposture?
"Do you mean to say that there is
any serious DOUBT that Will Shake
speare, The acknowledged author of
the wonderful plays that bear his
name-th9 Swan of Avon, canoniZed
as the divine bard fer three centuries
wrote the plays!
mo, no, sir; l won't have it. Shake
speare has always been Shakespeare
to me, and SO he shall remain.
Sand as for Francis Baccn-Lord
Bacon having written Shakespeare's
TIavs! Why introduce that heavy
and philosophic person on the scene!
What had lie to do with the mat
ter.
Certainly. now you mention it,
the two men lived Mt about the same
period. but two persons more differ
entity moulded in notions and ideas
vou could hardly have mentioned to-
gether.
''IIad Lord Bacon written play 1T
would have been ponderous disqni-
sition in dialogue, 4 legal or philo-
sophie essay in blank verse. And as
for his having written Shakespeare
Plays, why, good gracious, sir! what
do you mean! You are laboring I'M
der serious mental delusion. Be-
take yourself to some quiet retreat
AMI stay there until you have cleared
your mind of it and have returned
once more to the orthodox belief that
viii Shakespeare wrote the plays
that have passed by his name: a be-
lief which was good enough for our
fathers and our grandfathers and may
well suffice for u.s."
Such. take it. is with little .exag-
Grafton, the sentiment with which
t,le majority Of persons first hear the
idea propounded that the Win Shake
speare OF history did NOT write the
plays which have 80 long gone by his
name, ard that Francis Bacon DID.
Nevertheless, ] will cndeavor to do
something 10 convince my readers
that there is, at all events, some
metho1 in the madness Of those who,